The Draft, obviously, is all about projection. All 30 teams’ scouting staffs scour the country evaluating the best amateur talent available each year, trying to decipher who will turn into the game’s next stars. It is a huge understatement to call it an inexact science. Over the years, we’ve tried to encapsulate what the scouting
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch speaks to the media on his team’s effort in the series finale against the Pirates. #Leinenkugels
Detroit — During the nightcap of a very chilly doubleheader on Wednesday, manager AJ Hinch sidled over to JaCoby Jones. Jones, who lost his regular center fielder role earlier in the season, had gone 0-for-2 in the first game and was enduring a 1-for-21 skid with 10 strikeouts. “’Is this any fun for you?’” Hinch said,
Detroit — You can curse the baseball gods and bemoan buzzard’s luck for a couple of seeing-eye singles the Pirates hit off reliever Gregory Soto in the eighth inning that ultimately sunk the Tigers, 4-2, in the series finale Thursday at Comerica Park. But the Tigers didn’t do much to create their own misfortune, squandering another
When the Detroit Tigers signed right-hander Jose Urena to a one-year, $3.25 million contract this offseason, general manager Al Avila’s decision was met with skepticism. Remember, the 29-year-old had a 5.25 ERA for the Miami Marlins in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. More importantly, one-year rentals for starting pitchers don’t often work in Detroit’s favor —
JaCoby Jones showed off his skills with an opposite field home run, and also the catch of the day with a showstopper in centerfield. Akil Baddoo was off to the races with a triple and a double that could have been a home run. But it wasn’t enough, as the Pirates earned a late 4-2
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Show Caption Hide Caption What Detroit Tigers’ Jose Urena thought about catch from JaCoby Jones Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena talks Thursday, April 22, 2021, after pitching seven scoreless innings in a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena looked to the outfield and tipped his hat
The final game of a three-game set, the first pair coming yesterday in a split doubleheader, saw the Pirates take the series with a 4-2 win on a pair of runs in the eighth inning. The calendar said April, but the weather sure didn’t agree: it was a chilly 43°F (6°C) and a breezy 15
DETROIT — The sight of Akil Baddoo speeding around second base on his way to a third as his second-inning line drive rolled to the fence in left-center field sent a chilly Comerica Park crowd into a frenzy Thursday afternoon. Fans were on their feet again in the seventh when Baddoo’s drive to left seemed
Detroit — Fair or not, scrutiny comes with the territory for a big-league player, especially for players who come in with the credentials and hype of Tigers’ rookie pitchers Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal. The scrutiny, intensified these days by the availability and accessibility of data and information, can be dispiriting, distracting and disruptive to
Our Matt Shepard and Jack Morris check in with Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull, who made his season debut yesterday after coming back from a bout with COVID-19. #DetroitRoots
Detroit Tigers (7-11) at Pittsburgh Pirates (8-10) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Bucs DugoutMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Jose Urena (0-3, 5.52 ERA) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (1-2, 8.74 ERA) Game 19 Lineups PIRATES TIGERS PIRATES TIGERS Adam Frazier – 2B Robbie Grossman – DH Phillip Evans –
We get it: Offense is down around the Majors while pitchers establish their early dominance this season. Around the American League Central, that means a lot of normally solid hitters have started off colder than the Midwestern weather. It’s tough to be a hitter in this division these days. Fear not. Much like spring flowers
The offense struggles of the Detroit Tigers have been well documented in the last week. While it was good to see the offense score more than two runs for the first time last night since the series opener in Oakland, there are some major cracks in the offense Detroit still needs to fix.
DETROIT — The splitter has been Casey Mize’s marquee pitch since he became a star at Auburn, where it was a strikeout pitch for him. While Mize’s jump in fastball velocity has been an important part of his encouraging start — ranking him in the 87th percentile among Major League pitchers entering his start Friday
Fans got defensive when the Detroit Tigers farm system was categorized by national folks as “top-heavy,” referencing the lack of big-league potential beyond the big five in the system: Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Matt Manning, Riley Greene, and Spencer Torkelson. After a flurry of top-five finishes in the farm system power rankings by several national…
To the casual observer, “transition” can be a four-letter word in farm-system circles. It usually indicates that an organization needs to pull a 180-degree turn and start adding as much Minor League talent as it can, often at the cost of good players on the Major League roster. Let’s get this out of the way:
The Detroit Tigers are off to one of the more inconsistent starts in recent memory; promptly getting swept by the Oakland Athletics after sweeping the Houston Astros in Houston on their most recent road trip. This teeter-totter start has many wondering which is the real Detroit Tigers team–but more likely, we can expect to see…
The last two years haven’t been easy for Detroit Tigers infielder Zack Short. At last, he achieved one of his lifelong goals by making his MLB debut Wednesday. The last month hasn’t been simple for right-hander Spencer Turnbull, either. Turnbull tested positive for COVID-19, missed the beginning of the campaign and finally made his anticipated season debut